David Tkachuk
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David Tkachuk | |
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Senator for Saskatchewan | |
In office June 8, 1993 – February 18, 2020 | |
Nominated by | Brian Mulroney |
Appointed by | Ray Hnatyshyn |
Succeeded by | David Arnot |
Personal details | |
Born | Social Credit Party of British Columbia, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | February 18, 1945
David Tkachuk (born February 18, 1945) is a
Life and career
David Tkachuk was born on February 18, 1945, to George and Pauline (née Berezowski) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He had a younger sister named Darlene who died in 2004. He is a second generation Canadian-Ukrainian as maternal grandparents were from the region of Sokal, Ukraine. The origin of his paternal grandparents is unknown.[citation needed]
Tkachuk graduated from the
Also a long time worker for the federal Progressive Conservative Party, Tkachuk was appointed to the Senate in June 1993 on the recommendation of Brian Mulroney weeks before his retirement as Prime Minister of Canada.
He served in the Senate as a Progressive Conservative until the
Tkachuk has been chairman of the
Following the retirement of Raynell Andreychuk on August 14, 2019, he was the longest-serving member of the Senate, until his own retirement on February 18, 2020. He was the last remaining senate appointee of the Mulroney ministry.
Controversy
Tkachuk was involved in the Canadian Senate expenses scandal, serving as one of a three-member senate committee whose report was accused of seeking to whitewash Duffy's fallacious claims for living expenses.[1]
Senator David Tkachuk while speaking to the pro-pipeline crowd at Parliament Hill on February 20, 2019, urged the group to "roll over every Liberal left in the country". He continued, "When they are gone, these bills are gone." Given that 10 people were killed in
References
- ^ "A look at some of the less familiar faces to appear in the Mike Duffy trial", The Canadian Press
- ^ Ehsassi, Ali (2019-02-23). "Please see my statement calling on @AndrewScheer to remove Senator David Tkachuk from Conservative caucus.pic.twitter.com/tKtElyKc2A". @AliEhsassi. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Senator won't apologize for telling protesters to 'roll over every Liberal'"